Still 20+ years later, watching people discover TOOL brings me goosebumps, and brings that same exciting feeling to old fans.

Those of us that are iniated into the Tool fandom love watching these first time reactions because deep down we all wish we could hear Tool for the first time again. 10/10 analysis guys you got my sub!

I’m a 73 year old drummer that recently discovered TOOL. My favorites include Led Zeppelin and early rock …but TOOL… WOW just WOW !😊

I’m a 50 year old white dude, seeing a younger black generation appreciate, enjoy and respect a bands music I grew up listening to in the 90’s literally brings a tear of joy to my eye. Mad props to you guys for keeping an open mind and sampling something new. Not easy. ✌️

I’m sure y’all can already tell, but tool fans love watching people hear tool for the first time 🤘

You're gonna have a tough time if you're trying to count time in a TOOL song. They keep it interesting

Maynard's voice is just another instrument

Tool uses insane poly-rhythms that constantly shift throughout their pieces in addition to frequent key changes and discordant harmonies. It is super complex and interesting music. And a lot of their lyrics are pure poetry. They are a highly technical band and they are very clean and precise at the same time. They really sound like this live too. And they improvise on top of it. They're not for everyone, but they are damn good.

Eyeballs deep in muddy water is a reference to Dantes inferno. It was the punishment for hypocrites. The song is essentially about a judge who was extremely tough sentencing minor drug offenses, was later caught with drugs and was crying for leniency and forgiveness. " Cohen indigo", " lemon juice up in your eyes" is an allusion to fake, crocodile tears. There is so much wrapped into this song.

"Every section's dope , bro!" And there it is . We have a new TOOL fan .

“Every section’s dope”. From a massive Tool fan I so genuinely love you guys finding appreciation of this track and the band. It’s amazing to see music reach people in such similar ways. It’s universal.

Lyrics in Tool songs are important....That is why Tool hits so hard. The more You listen the better.

Took sixty seconds for you to realize you were in the presence of greatness, respect.

Definitely listen to a Tool song first without worrying too much about what Maynard is singing bc he means his vocal performance to be part of the music as a whole and not on top of it. But to not go back and read the lyrics is to miss out on the GENIUS of Maynard’s lyricism. The Pot for example has many layers about hypocrisy in general (The pot calling the kettle black) the hypocrisy of the war on drugs (prosecutors going after pot smokers when they themselves are the real criminals-“fucking hypocrites!”) and the hypocrisy of governments ruling when they are themselves corrupt. Read the lyrics after listening to a Tool song and then listen to it again! It will be worth your while. Genius all around!!

Tool makes you feel like you’re on drugs Without being on drugs 🔥

Ive heard this song a million times and i still get goosebumps. I love Maynards voice and i love that yall are being so open minded about different genres

25 seconds in and the pause to try to realize what your brain just got feed, is always my favorite part of a first time reaction. So good.

My friends. This is such a great an obviously candid experience. We love you. And yes - the lyrics matter. But the groove reigns supreme:)

Watching people hear Tool for the first time, and get it!! Brings me so much joy. I've been following this band since the early 90s. Thanks guys. Keep up the good work

Something I will always remember, When your happy you feel the music. When your unhappy you feel the lyrics

The lyrics and how Maynard uses his voice.... it's the 4th instrument of the band. It's insane..... This song is about hypocrisy.... and it's beautifully written.

Is it just me or does Tool get more & more fascinating the more you listen? It's like there's always something new you can notice in each song

In regards to the question, “are you meant to understand the lyrics?” Yes, but not always easily at first. This song came out when you still bought the CD and had the lyrics printed off in the cover art to follow along. Tool is a great band to follow in that their music hits different depending on your mood. Sometimes you only need the vibe, like when you’re working out. Other times the lyrics really cut deep and you need them from of you until you have them seared in your mind.

“I can almost understand what the guitar is saying!” Welcome to TOOL.

This song is about hypocrisy, the title refers to the phrase "The Pot calling the Kettle black". It uses a masterful weaving of metaphors and turns of phrase combined with insanely technical musicianship. A true masterpiece.

The fact you guys know about timing signatures already tells me you’re going to end up loving this band. Every music nerd from every genre I’ve ever met ends up loving this band

I loved seeing you guys agree so much on this reaction. I think that is some of the magic of Tool. Even if you're a lyrics guy you cannot help but feel the music. And Maynard uses so many carefully chosen deep metaphors that it takes a few listens to even start to catch everything he is saying. The replayability of this music is infinite. Thanks guys.

Maynard was a stand up comic before joining Green Jello then Tool. His lyrics are sometimes comical when people think they are serious. He’s educated and intelligent

Tool is a band formed by extremely precise musicians that focus on unique time signatures and riffs blended with extraordinary solo performances from the rhythm and percussion sections. The lyrical ability and creativeness from the vocalists is the icing on the cake.

TOOL is meant to be listened to multiple times, the lyrics and other intricacies become clearer every time you listen to it again.

When I have a bad day at work or just am feeling a little off, I always check new tool reaction videos. Seeing people vibe to tool for the first time cheers me up immediately

Every single member of this band is a genius at what they play and Maynard is a poet. The lyrics are important. As important as every perfect note they play.

Fun Fact: The instruments are complete before the lyrics are written. The lyrics are influenced by the instruments, which is usually the opposite of most rock music.

“I think they’re doing completely different things” Exactly that. Tool use a lot of polyrhythms and polymeters in their songs. You’ll often find that the drums are playing one time signature, whilst the guitar, bass and vocals are alternating in other time signatures. Pneuma is a stunning example of this, from their latest album. Especially towards the end, when the guitar, bass, and drums all drift in an out of sync with one another. It’s honestly hypnotic to tune into. The Pot is one of my all time favourite tunes though. Such a great choice for an entry into the world of Tool.

Just wanna say, this is the first clip I've watched of yours. I'm a relatively brand new fan of Tool because I listened to their entire catalog in October/November 2019, (when I was riding across the US to visit my heart donor's burial site). They finally released all of their albums on Spotify, and I listened to every song of there's and cannot get enough of them since. Watching the two of you react and describe your experiencing them, have taught me so much about the technical part of their music (which I have zero clue about), and to see how incredibly influential and life changing listen to their music really is to anyone from any genre of music. Much love. Stoked to watch more of your clips.

This was a joy to watch! The first time I was listening to Tool I can't understand everything in the lyrics because I'm from Germany and my school English was not enough for it. I was a young Dude and had to expiring some bad stuff, although I can't understand some off the songs completely the music just catched me. I was able to like channeling my thoughts and agressions. And it gave me the feeling that I'm not the only one that feels like that. So I start to searching the internet and translated the lyrics... And Boom 🤯 the way I listened to Tool changed completely. Watching These two guys experiencing a similar thing trough a Tool song 20 years later, just gives me goosebumps and a smile to my face😊 greetings from Germany 👋

Tool is a stand alone band; truly one of a kind. Their time signatures are insane and Danny Carey, the drummer, is a MASTER at his craft. Tool composes the instrumental first, give it to Maynard to add his vocals to it. Maynard is also the lead singer in Pucsifer and A Perfect Circle if you want to check them out too. ❤️

Remember this was before Internet, we bought into the music, the artistry, and lyrics. Buying a CD and pulling out the sleeve with all the lyrics and looking at all the art was like opening a super cool present. Sitting in my room with headphones on just looking over the sleeve over and over again! 😊❤️

It never gets tiring seeing the eyes light up on peoples faces as they hear Tool for the first time, and discover an entirely new kind of musical experience.

lifelong tool fan and just stumbled on this video. I love this video so much and I love seeing you guys encounter this song and this band. It is so amazing to see. Will be watching y’all more

I wanted to stand and applaud like six times during this reaction. You guys picked up on everything and had so much insight into the track just on your first listen. This is what music reactions should be! Keep it up!

Brace yourself, Tool is a whole vibe no matter what song you listen too. It’s all brilliant

Love watching people react to TOOL for the first time. Been a TOOL FAN for over 30 years, welcome to the army! For TOOL, just feel it, it'll be a much better experience for ya.

I thought your reaction and your breakdown of their music was sharp and technically accurate as well as very respectful. Oh and FUNNY! Tool has been one of my favorite bands since 1992 and I think on one hand you two nailed it and on the other I hope you get some more exposure to the band. They are awesome. Good job you guys and keep the great work you do!

This isn't just rock music. This is tool and when you listen to tool you're going down a rabbit hole. My friends welcome to the rabbit hole of tool. Singers name is Maynard James Keenan. It's drummer. Is Danny Carey? Their time signatures are very difficult to identify, but I love that you appreciate their talent and the way that they put their music together. It's so amazing. I've been a fan since the '90s

Their live performance of Sober is absolutely incredible.

You guys have good humor - i like that. And thank you for highlighting these great songs - you make me like them even more.

I had never heard of you guys before, but this was recommended and I happily watched because it's fantastic to see musicians get turned on to TOOL. I've loved them for at least 25 years now and will always love them. Great video, guys.

There's few songs that have been created over the last 60 years that are perfect, where the the sum of the parts are creatively unique, technically sound, soulful, emotional and when they come together to form a whole, nothing can be added or taken out to make it better. This song is an example of perfection.

This is one of my favorite Tool songs! The song is about hypocrisy, All the little sayings about the pot calling the kettle black. Also the Kangaroo court is like your guilty before the facts are giving out or at all. All Tool songs have a deep meaning thats why I love them so much

I love how y'all open y'alls minds to different types of music

I just found your guys' videos tonight and I've been binge watching them and now it's 4am. You guys are fantastic! I love the reactions to songs and that you have clear and visible knowledge of musical theory and can discuss and acknowledge why certain songs are so good. Keep up the great work and will definitely be subscribing and continuing to watch you content from here on out.

TOOL is a band with a lead drummer and a rhythmic vocalist, IMO. The interesting part too is the band creates the music first then the singer comes in and writes the lyrics.

throw a dart at any Tool song and you'll never be dissapointed

Your analysis is precision - y'all are great

LOVE that you guys are willing to listen to rock stuff. And so grateful that you landed on The Pot by Tool. SUCH funk, and so many layers. But so clean. GREAT vid!

Maynard is probably one of the most gifted lyricist in a generation. Very intelligent, and intentional. The great thing about Tool is that they are 4 uniquely talented guys, all doing their thing, and coming together. Where the sum is greater than the parts.

Schism, Lateralus, Jambi, Right in Two... tbh, you can just listen to their whole discography and not be disappointed!

So much fun watching these two discover Tool's brilliance! Hope they listen to A Perfect Circle too. Same lead singer Maynard.✌🏻⭐🎶

This is so great to see, and giving all those props where it's due. Shared respect, you love to see it!

Would love to see you guys react to Tool - Pneuma, specifically the live performance, from the drummer's view (Danny Carey). It's so goddamn good.

Its fantastic to see people experiencing Tool for the first time. Tool is something ya don't see often. Its music as art.

You gotta read the lyrics while ya listen man. It’s a whole different appreciation when you can relate and connect with the words. Love what yall are doin!

I love watching new people find the glory of rock music. Tool, Deftones, etc. Good video.

There's a reason it takes years for a new Tool album. Top notch TALENT and perfectionism!

Tool structures their songs different than most. Adam (guitarist), Justin (Bass) & Danny (Drums) composes the music first. Then Maynard the lead singer will come in and add the lyrics after the composition . All 4 members are legitimate A+ musicians at what they do. Danny could very well be the best drummer alive. Check out Danny Carey drum cam Pneuma it's incredible. Always use lyrics and don't watch any music videos they will just distract you.

The look on your faces as Tool pried open the door was awesome...We all had it at some point. Cheers!

Tool is at a level that few artists achieve in any genre. To be so technically amazing and yet be accessible to the average rock fan is astounding.

Oh also, I recommend always listening to tool headphones (so many little details you miss otherwise) and always read lyrics to get the full affect. Enjoy guys!

You two gentlemen are some of the best musical analysts I've ever listened to. Possibly the best. You both have a keen educational understanding of musical mathematics. Just as important, the quick sync of intrumeals capturing the moment is not for a list for a second. I heard this song nearly 20 years ago... And your genuine amazement exactly reminds me of my same astonishment then. Musical mastery comes from places you least expect.

It's so pleasing to watch you both enjoying this :)... the music of TOOL brought me through my darkest time ... let's say the "trippyness" kept me sane

I especially like Dre's comment about how before, he assumed that anyone could play rock. As someone that grew up with rock/metal, I always thought the same about rap. Once I opened my mind the world of music opened up. Now, it's not uncomon for me to have Tool, Pharcyde, J5, and Iron Maiden all queued up. Continue using music to connect us as people. Respect.

When it comes to Tool, the rhythm is the meat, and the lyrics are the seasoning. You can’t truly appreciate the taste of the song without both aspects. It’s so damn good.

I play drums and know and love music. But every Tool song will make you scratch your head because of their brilliance!

The singer is Maynard James Keenan. He also created A perfect Circle and Puscifer. He is a musical genius.

Maynard is arguably one of the best lyricists of all time. The words do matter.

There is Tool and there is everyone else........musical geniuses god bless TOOL ARMY happy holidays and spiral outtttt

As you stated you never intentionally listened to their music. You just expanded your world and your ability to get therough Major hurdles life inevitably brings. TOOL is truly a gift and relatable to most circumstances. You can make it your own. It’s powerful Shit

You’ve hit the jackpot with Tool. Legendary, iconic, award winning amazing band. Also, read up on their guitarist Adam Jones. He has done cool film work too! Film work Jones was offered a film scholarship but declined and chose to move to Los Angeles to study art and sculpture. His interest shifted to film, and he began to work as a sculptor and special effects designer, where he learned the stop motion camera techniques he would later apply in Tool's music videos, such as "Sober", "Prison Sex", "Stinkfist", "Ænema", "Schism", "Parabola", and "Vicarious". He graduated in 1987. After graduation, he went to work at Rick Lazzarini's Character Shop. During the next couple of years, he worked the TV show Monsters. He designed and fabricated a Grim Reaper makeup and a zombie head on a spike (later used in Ghostbusters II) among others. After that, he went to Stan Winston's special effects workshop, where he worked on Predator 2, sculpting a unique-looking skull for the Predator's spaceship interior. Jones worked on several other films in Hollywood doing makeup and set design, including Jurassic Park, Batman Returns, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Dances with Wolves, and Ghostbusters II. He did the "Freddy Krueger in the womb" makeup for A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, as well as work for A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. He also worked on commercials for salad dressing (never aired), Olympic Paints & Stains (Albert Einstein makeup), and Duracell (boxers and taxicabs).

Hey fellas, first time seeing your reactions and I was so impressed w your willingness to really open both your ears and your mind to grapple w one of the most incredible rock bands of our generation. Tool's ability to play with time signatures, ambiance, mood, dynamics, layered lyrics, etc is second to none. These guys are fucking apex predators on their respective instruments and have an uncanny knack for blending intellectual AND emotional potency. I loved hearing what you had to say and I can't recommend digging into Tool's catalogue enough. Great job!

First time viewer, and loved every second of it! Love your all's understanding of music and different ways of absorbing something that we are all in contact with. Thank you guys for your work, so fun!

Saw them last Halloween. Never seen as much energy at a show, and my first concert was KISS in 79. Everyone was locked in this frenetic musical sync!

Watching musicians' first-time reactions to Tool is always amazing when they try to figure out the time signature.

Do their whole discography please. It never gets old living vicariously through others the first time.

Loved this episode! So fun.

If you turn the track up, you can hear a whisper of the vocals come in a beat ahead of the vocals themselves. It puts an eerie feeling into your subconscious.

There’s no band like Tool.. the lyrics.. the timing… everything is different than ANY band you will ever hear

TOOL is definitely well known for using unusual and changing time signatures. Glad you appreciated this! Also, if you appreciated that scream, listen to The Grudge by TOOL.

I saw them in 2019 at the Providence Center Newark, NJ. One of the best concerts I've ever seen! I'm 59 and I've seen a lot of concerts in my day! Fun fact: 10,000 days is how long Maynards Mom was fighting cancer!

Just watched this and adore your reactions! Tool are amazing! Love from Australia!

Subbed for Tool and Rage Against the machine! Your journey into these two bands will surely be fun to see. You two are in for one hell of a ride! Spiral out 🌀

You guys are gonna like Tool. Not only is Maynard one of the best lyricists, they'll do crazy things like base a song around the Fibonacci sequence.

My first introduction to Tool was the music video for Schism that played on MTV when they were still about music videos, and ever since then, Tool & A Perfect Circle have become routine listening 🙌

I subscribed before this was half way through! Yall cool as shit! Tool is so great! Love when folks find them for the first time! Good sh!t

As a musician, my favorite thing is watching other musicians, discover Tool, they always, eventually, start counting.

NIN an TOOL are my 2 bands that I grew up with. Rock comes from the heart a lot of times. Its all a state of mind and the songs can get very deep.

Welcome to the "Tool" experience! Enjoy the ride! Great song to start with.

As a huge Tool fan...you need to give a wide birth to their music. Listen to their music...ALL OF IT! Also, Google young musicians covering Tool song 46 & 2. You won't regret it.

I absolutely LOVE watching videos of non TOOL fans reacting and interpreting their music and lyrics. Perspective and experience is everything. Welcome to the rabbit hole that is TOOL.

If you want to be mind f’d by time signatures listen to Lateralus, it’s a song with timing written based off the Fibonacci sequence, and it’s just a great song.